US Edition‘Tech Needs Manners’: Elderly Woman Hospitalised After Humanoid Robot Scares Her on Macau Street
- An elderly woman in Macau was hospitalized after being frightened by a humanoid robot that appeared behind her on a narrow sidewalk near the Lok Yeung Fa Yuen residential complex.
- The incident was recorded and widely shared on social media, showing the woman confronting the robot before police escorted the machine away, with online users joking it was 'arrested'.
- The robot, identified as a Unitree Robotics G1 humanoid model, belongs to a local education centre and was operating through preset programming and remote human supervision during the incident.
- The woman was discharged with no physical injuries, and the robot's operator received a formal warning to be cautious in congested pedestrian areas.
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A viral network video shows a woman facing this humanoid robot in the city of Macau before the police arrive and take it away. More information: Ukraine carries humanoid robots to the front: they can carry weapons, run at 6 km/h, measure 1.8 m and weigh 80 kg
Humanoid Robot ‘Arrested’ for Scaring Elderly Woman in China’s Macau, Video Goes Viral | 👍 LatestLY
An elderly woman in Macau was hospitalised for shock after being startled by a Unitree humanoid robot behind her in Macau. Police "escorted" the robot away - sparking social media jokes about its "arrest" - and returned it to an education centre owner. The firm apologised, noting the robot was performing promotional work under remote supervision. 👍 Humanoid Robot ‘Arrested’ for Scaring Elderly Woman in China’s Macau, Video Goe
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